Ezekiel 48:11

9 The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.

10 This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.

It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.

12 It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.

13 Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.
KJV
It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
WEB
It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept my instruction, who didn’t go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
ASV
[It shall be] for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
DARBY
[It shall be] for the priests that are hallowed of the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge and went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
BLB
for the priests who are sanctified from the sons of Zadok, those who have kept My charge, who did not go astray in the straying of the sons of Israel, as the Levites went astray.
ÅB
Prestene, dem som er helliget blant Sadoks sønner, som tok vare på det jeg ville ha varetatt, som ikke forvillet seg dengang Israels barn fór vill, slik som levittene forvillet seg,
OTB
"Det skal være for de innviede prestene, Sadoks sønner, som holdt min befaling og ikke gikk på avveie slik levittene gjorde da israelittene gikk på avveie.
B1930
Prestene, dem som er helliget blandt Sadoks sønner, som tok vare på det jeg vilde ha varetatt, som ikke forvillet sig dengang Israels barn fór vill, således som levittene forvillet sig,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 40:46

    and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”

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  • Ezekiel 44:10

    Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.

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  • Matthew 24:45–46

    Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

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  • Revelation 2:10

    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:7–8

    I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

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  • Ezekiel 44:15–16

    But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.

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  • 1 Peter 5:4

    And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

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  • Ezekiel 43:19

    You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD.

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